She probably shouldn't believe him without question. That's probably smart of her - but he's a little piqued at the way she looks like she's trying to decide if he's trying to brag about nonexistent brushes with danger. He didn't get put in a cage just to have some girl look at him like he's crazy.

(Maybe he is. How would he know?)

"Because the cops didn't know what to look for." Obviously. This isn't getting him anywhere nearer to Samantha, but the store's staff are nowhere to be found. "Somebody had to pick up the slack."